Emerging treatments

Multiple Myeloma Yields to CD38 Inhibitors. [No authors listed]. Cancer Discov. 2015 Jan 16. [Epub ahead of print]. Cardiac complications in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma patients treated with carfilzomib. Atrash S et al. Blood Cancer J. 2015 Jan 16;5:e272. doi: 10.1038/bcj.2014.93. Panobinostat in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone as induction therapy in patients with multiple myeloma, candidates for autologous transplant. Mangiacavalli S et al. Leuk…

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Biology and genetics

Pomalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone in multiple myeloma with deletion 17p and/or translocation (4;14): IFM 2010-02. Leleu X et al. Blood. 2015 Jan 9. pii: blood-2014-11-612069. [Epub ahead of print]. The predominant myeloma clone at diagnosis, CDR3 defined, is constantly detectable across all stages of disease evolution. Puig N et al. Leukemia. 2015 Jan 8. doi: 10.1038/leu.2015.7. [Epub ahead of print]. Combined immune checkpoint protein blockade…

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Supportive care

Plasmapheresis in cast nephropathy: yes or no? Madore F. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2015 Jan 14. [Epub ahead of print]. Antimicrobial peptides: an alternative for innovative medicines? da Costa JP et al. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015 Jan 15. [Epub ahead of print]. Outcomes following surgical intervention for impending and gross instability caused by multiple myeloma in the spinal column. Zadnik PL et al. J…

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General

Consensus guidelines on plasma cell myeloma minimal residual disease analysis and reporting. Arroz M et al. Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2015 Jan 23. doi: 10.1002/cyto.b.21228. [Epub ahead of print]. Novel agents have a significant impact on survival of patients with multiple myeloma. Lamm W et al. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2015 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print]. Multiple myeloma. Mehta A. Hematology. 2015 Jan;20(1):58-9. doi: 10.1179/1024533214Z.000000000333.…

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Complications of myeloma and its treatments

Pleural effusion formation in the course of myeloma. Comert M etal. Arch Bronconeumol. 2015 Jan 22. pii: S0300-2896(14)00242-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.05.009. [Epub ahead of print]. Diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance. Bridoux F et al. Kidney Int. 2015 Jan 21. doi: 10.1038/ki.2014.408. [Epub ahead of print]. Paralytic ileus following “subcutaneous bortezomib” therapy: focus on the clinical emergency-report of two cases. Mele…

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Current treatments

An open label phase I/II study of cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and dexamethasone in newly diagnosed myeloma. Nishihori T et al. Eur J Haematol. 2015 Jan 20. doi: 10.1111/ejh.12509. [Epub ahead of print]. A Phase II trial of weekly bortezomib and dexamethasone in veterans with newly diagnosed multiple myelomanot eligible for or who deferred autologous stem cell transplantation.…

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Results of Cancer Drugs Fund’s list reassessment announced

The results of a reassessment of the nationally approved list of drugs made available through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) have been announced by NHS England. They confirm that Imnovid® (pomalidomide) for relapsed and refractory myeloma patients; Revlimid as a second-line treatment, and Velcade® as treatment for multiply relapsed Velcade-naive patients will remain on the list whereas…

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Diagnostic tests and prognostic indicators

Heavy/Light Chain Assay for Monitoring IgA Multiple Myeloma: Digging Out the IgA from the β Region. Calderon B et al. Clin Chem. 2014 Dec 10. pii: clinchem.2014.234757. [Epub ahead of print]. Dysregulated class I histone deacetylases are indicators of poor prognosis in multiple myeloma. Mithraprabhu S et al. Epigenetics. 2014 Dec 6:0. [Epub ahead of print]. Calorimetric markers of bence jones and nonsecretory multiple…

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Related conditions

Smoldering multiple myeloma: special considerations surrounding treatment on versus off clinical trials. Manasanch EE et al. Haematologica. 2014 Dec;99(12):1769-71. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2014.107516. Disseminated sclerotic bone lesions with normal 18F-FDG uptake in POEMS syndrome. Shi X et al. Leuk Lymphoma. 2014 Dec 2:1-9. [Epub ahead of print]. Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance with light-chain deposition disease diagnosed postrenal transplant: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.…

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